leaf’s skeleton
revealed
bright white backbone
Passing Beauty
rhubarb wanes
beautiful passing
precision of fragility
Afterlife
ghosts of summer
seeding the future
with their return
Staying Up A little Longer
continued blooms
the garden’s excuse
not to be put to bed
On the Sideline
pompoms
of petaled color
cheering on fall
Enchantment
curving petal
the flower’s wink
magic in everything
Wake
morning comes
to the dahlia sun
rousing the sleeping bee
Regimental Colors
colour guard
young chard
ensign
Garden Bench
in the company
of dahlias
beauty rests
Mysteries of the Color Wheel
sisters hold the secret
of simultaneously being
magenta and scarlet
Dahlia in the Daises
bright blooms
autumn afternoons
departing soon
Selfless Service
cut
and come again
generosity of zinnia
Phlox Individuated
as blossoms wane
every member’s value
in the cluster grows
Lighted By A Flowering Torch
summer dims
yet light shines on
in the garden
The Day is Full of Gifts
take
a moment
in the sun
Look
two bright poppy eyes
one wears shade
mascara-ed stamens
To Reach and Hold
called by name
endearment
for beloveds
Humming Summer’s Tune
sound signals
a brief
appearance
Stop Light Dahlia
instruction
to look
carefully
Cream and Blue
sky and clouds
gather
in a flower
Delphinium’s Heron
stillness
at the fence post
bookend for blossoms
Alice’s Other Adventure
garden wonderland
falling up
the foxglove
Going to Seed
fragile yellow lace
sturdy blue crowns
August counterparts
Dusk
dreams came early
before night
had fully fallen
Red Dahlia
vamping
in the rain
unabashed
Garden Table
tucked between
the old tree and flower bed
wrought iron respite
Bee At Work
in the duty
of labor lies
the virtue of purpose
Enchantment
magenta edged
curly girl
bewitches
Sweets
ice cream
garden party
snapdragon parfaits
